In Indianapolis, all the rhetoric about Hope and Change have been replaced by: "I want my money today!"
Obama campaign workers are up in arms about not being paid for their loyalty to the Liberal Messiah. In a final Election Day push, the campaign hired 375 people to work three-hour shifts. Yesterday they showed up at campaign headquarters expecting to be rewarded not with an historic presidential victory but with pre-paid Visa cards.
"I want my money today!" one agitated worker exclaimed. "It's my money! I want it now!"
A long wait and slow-moving line tested their patience. Because of the size of the crowd, police were called to keep things orderly. Eventually they received their cards, but many complained they were not credited for enough hours worked and they didn't like the hassle of having to file claim forms.
Imagine what they'll do when they find out they won't have their gasoline or mortgage payments paid for either.
Showing posts with label 2008 Presidential Election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008 Presidential Election. Show all posts
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The Charlatan Has Fooled Them All
The Liberial Messiah has delivered his naive followers to the Promised Land.
The charlatan has convinced the majority of the American electorate that he is the Hope and the Change that they want. They've allowed themselves to be duped, just like they did with Bill Clinton in 1992. You know: the womanizing adulterer, the last Democrat you trusted? Oh, be careful what you wish for.
We'll get a full dose of liberalism with sprinkles of socialism over the next four years. There will be at least two years of Democrat domination in both houses of Congress, during which Pelosi and Reid will try and pass every liberal law and regulation their leftist souls desire. Our military will be crippled through inadequate funding and ashamed of its weak commander-in-chief.
One thing is for sure: Democrats can't use the Republicans as their punching bags anymore. They can't blame them for driving our nation into a recession--or worse--with their socialistic agenda, not when they're no longer in control of the government. President Bush can't be their fall guy anymore.
There will come a time, whether it's two or four years from now, when the same moderate and independent voters will realize they made a terrible mistake in trusting an inexperienced liberal like Obama. They'll be searching for change again--change back to the political right.
But the Republican Party must be ready when it happens. Its supporters will need to take a long, hard look at what direction the party needs to go. Trying to appease everyone obviously didn't work. We must stand for something or risk another defeat in four more years. It needs to reinvigortate its grassroots base, recruit young and enthusiastic candidates, and give American a clear choice over the liberalism of an Obama presidency.
The charlatan has convinced the majority of the American electorate that he is the Hope and the Change that they want. They've allowed themselves to be duped, just like they did with Bill Clinton in 1992. You know: the womanizing adulterer, the last Democrat you trusted? Oh, be careful what you wish for.
We'll get a full dose of liberalism with sprinkles of socialism over the next four years. There will be at least two years of Democrat domination in both houses of Congress, during which Pelosi and Reid will try and pass every liberal law and regulation their leftist souls desire. Our military will be crippled through inadequate funding and ashamed of its weak commander-in-chief.
One thing is for sure: Democrats can't use the Republicans as their punching bags anymore. They can't blame them for driving our nation into a recession--or worse--with their socialistic agenda, not when they're no longer in control of the government. President Bush can't be their fall guy anymore.
There will come a time, whether it's two or four years from now, when the same moderate and independent voters will realize they made a terrible mistake in trusting an inexperienced liberal like Obama. They'll be searching for change again--change back to the political right.
But the Republican Party must be ready when it happens. Its supporters will need to take a long, hard look at what direction the party needs to go. Trying to appease everyone obviously didn't work. We must stand for something or risk another defeat in four more years. It needs to reinvigortate its grassroots base, recruit young and enthusiastic candidates, and give American a clear choice over the liberalism of an Obama presidency.
It's Election Day
It's Election Day at last!
For the bleeding heart liberals who have wrapped their lives around their Messiah's campaign, it will be a gut-twisting day and evening. Will Hope and Change and all those feel-good phrases they love to spout finally come true? Will their eight years in the wilderness under the oppression of President Bush finally be over?
For the sake of our country, let's all Hope not.
The Hope liberals cling to is total, unchallenged control over the government with Obama, Pelosi, and Reid at the helm to force through their liberal and socialist agendas under the guise of helping the lower and middle classes.
The Change they seek is to, pure and simple, socialism. Call it what it is. Obama wants to bring his radical socialist ideals and use our democratic government as his kiddie science lab. He wants to experiment with all kinds of policies to excessively tax and punish the big, bad corporations that employ thousands and thousands of workers and give the money to those individuals who don't even pay taxes. He even wants to bankrupt the coal industry in America!
Under the conditions that our economy is now experiencing, it's not the time to allow the liberal Democrats free rein in our government. It's not the time to dabble in socialism. It's not the time for inexperience.
American voters cannot allow Obama to be elected. Please vote for John McCain.
For the bleeding heart liberals who have wrapped their lives around their Messiah's campaign, it will be a gut-twisting day and evening. Will Hope and Change and all those feel-good phrases they love to spout finally come true? Will their eight years in the wilderness under the oppression of President Bush finally be over?
For the sake of our country, let's all Hope not.
The Hope liberals cling to is total, unchallenged control over the government with Obama, Pelosi, and Reid at the helm to force through their liberal and socialist agendas under the guise of helping the lower and middle classes.
The Change they seek is to, pure and simple, socialism. Call it what it is. Obama wants to bring his radical socialist ideals and use our democratic government as his kiddie science lab. He wants to experiment with all kinds of policies to excessively tax and punish the big, bad corporations that employ thousands and thousands of workers and give the money to those individuals who don't even pay taxes. He even wants to bankrupt the coal industry in America!
Under the conditions that our economy is now experiencing, it's not the time to allow the liberal Democrats free rein in our government. It's not the time to dabble in socialism. It's not the time for inexperience.
American voters cannot allow Obama to be elected. Please vote for John McCain.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Something to Consider for Undecided Voters
If you're an undecided voter and consider yourself independent in politics, I respectfully ask you to consider this thought:
Both houses of Congress are already under control of the Democrat Party....
With Nancy Pelosi as House speaker...
And Harry Reid as Majority Leader in the Senate.
If Obama is elected, there will be no one to check or restrain the socialist ideals that he holds, including wealth distribution that will take from those who work and give to those who don't. The Democrat-controlled Congress will be a rubber stamp for his liberal agenda.
There will be change in Washington, but it won't be the kind of change our nation needs. It will be a change from right-center to far left in political philosophy. It will mean increased taxes from our paychecks to build and sustain his socialist policies.
If we must have a Democrat-controlled Congress, we should have a Republican in the White House. Don't let the unchecked left-wing liberals control our government.
Please.
Both houses of Congress are already under control of the Democrat Party....
With Nancy Pelosi as House speaker...
And Harry Reid as Majority Leader in the Senate.
If Obama is elected, there will be no one to check or restrain the socialist ideals that he holds, including wealth distribution that will take from those who work and give to those who don't. The Democrat-controlled Congress will be a rubber stamp for his liberal agenda.
There will be change in Washington, but it won't be the kind of change our nation needs. It will be a change from right-center to far left in political philosophy. It will mean increased taxes from our paychecks to build and sustain his socialist policies.
If we must have a Democrat-controlled Congress, we should have a Republican in the White House. Don't let the unchecked left-wing liberals control our government.
Please.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?
The threshold of personal wealth in America continues to diminish the more Obama and Biden speak. When will it drop to $100,000?
Maybe after Election Day.
Don't give them the chance, America.
Maybe after Election Day.
Don't give them the chance, America.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Jib-Jabbing at McCain and Obama
The folks that brought us the animated satire "This Land" in 2004 have a new one for the 2008 presidential campaign. The take on Obama fluttering through the fairy tale forest, espousing "the change we must change for the change we hold dear" is dead-on.
Great stuff!
(Warning: contains some offensive language.)
Great stuff!
(Warning: contains some offensive language.)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
What Better Reason Is There?
Rob Huddleston over at VOLuntarilyConservative found this sticker on a vehicle in Blount County:
The Best Reason to Vote for John McCain...is Barack Obama.
For a conservative like me, it's the best reason to vote for McCain.
The Best Reason to Vote for John McCain...is Barack Obama.
For a conservative like me, it's the best reason to vote for McCain.
Obama's Not the First African-American Presidential Candidate
I had to shake my head when Aunt B over at Tiny Cat Pants wrote that she "cried like a baby" after voting for the Liberal Messiah. I'm sure for her it was a significant event to cast her ballot for an African-American candidate for president of the United States. She adds:
That's well and good, but it's actually not the first time that an African-American has run for the presidency. If she was registered to vote in 2000, it wasn't even the first time she had the opportunity to do so.
There are many people who have the misguided or uninformed notion that Obama is the first. Not so. I voted for an African-American candidate eight years before the Almighty Barry ever disgraced the national scene.
Amid a crowded field of candidates that included George W. Bush and John McCain in the 2000 Republican primary, I voted for Alan Keyes. It made no difference to me the color of his skin; what mattered was his position against the murder of unborn children, his Christian beliefs, and the conservative principles for which he stood.
It is significant that Obama is the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for our nation's highest office. But it doesn't make him the right choice for our country.
So when Obama supporters make such a big deal about casting their vote for him because of his race, I have to say with pride I was eight years ahead of ya'll.
Listen, I don’t think Obama is the greatest thing since sliced cheese. I’m not even sure he’ll be a very good president. But I’m proud to be able to vote for him, and I’m proud to vote for him.
That's well and good, but it's actually not the first time that an African-American has run for the presidency. If she was registered to vote in 2000, it wasn't even the first time she had the opportunity to do so.
There are many people who have the misguided or uninformed notion that Obama is the first. Not so. I voted for an African-American candidate eight years before the Almighty Barry ever disgraced the national scene.
Amid a crowded field of candidates that included George W. Bush and John McCain in the 2000 Republican primary, I voted for Alan Keyes. It made no difference to me the color of his skin; what mattered was his position against the murder of unborn children, his Christian beliefs, and the conservative principles for which he stood.
It is significant that Obama is the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for our nation's highest office. But it doesn't make him the right choice for our country.
So when Obama supporters make such a big deal about casting their vote for him because of his race, I have to say with pride I was eight years ahead of ya'll.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Not So Fast, Obama Manics!
Is it November 5th already?
Funny, but nobody told me and the rest of the country the Liberal Messiah won the election. Oh, the Liberal Mainstream Media can't wait to make the announcement, but they're doing their best to hold back six more days, trying not to let their excitement show. Democrats and Obama fanatics are beside themselves like little kids waiting for Christmas Day. Some can't handle the stress of it all.
It was bad enough that the "unbiased" moderator of the vice-presidential debate, Gwen Ifill, already had a book in the works that presumed the Liberal Messiah would win. It was "a known factor for months" that she was working on it, a spokesman for her PBS television show remarked.
Now six days before the election, we have a book slated for April 2009 publication entitled Letters to President Obama: Americans Share Our Hopes and Dreams with the First African-American President.
Who cares what the American people think: liberals, the media, and now opportunitist publishers will made the choice for you.
Obviously Skyhorse Publishing is trying to draw attention by announcing the book during the election. But what if McCain wins? "We’ll deal with that if it happens," said Bill Wolfsthal with Skyhorse Publishing. "The book might still be a poignant piece of history if Obama should lose." I'm sure readers will consider a book of letters to a non-existent president a "poignant piece of history" as it lays discarded in the bargain bin of the local bookstore.
An opportunist book such as this one is in bad taste when the votes haven't been counted. Even the New York Times agrees. Imagine if Republicans went around saying such a thing about the Liberal Messiah's fortunes? Presuming the outcome of an election is a slippery slope; just ask the Chicago Tribune and 1948 Republican candidate Thomas Dewey.
It's not the polls, not the press, not the mainstream media that choose. Oh, all three will do their very best to influence the outcome, but it's still the voter that makes the final verdict.
Funny, but nobody told me and the rest of the country the Liberal Messiah won the election. Oh, the Liberal Mainstream Media can't wait to make the announcement, but they're doing their best to hold back six more days, trying not to let their excitement show. Democrats and Obama fanatics are beside themselves like little kids waiting for Christmas Day. Some can't handle the stress of it all.
It was bad enough that the "unbiased" moderator of the vice-presidential debate, Gwen Ifill, already had a book in the works that presumed the Liberal Messiah would win. It was "a known factor for months" that she was working on it, a spokesman for her PBS television show remarked.
Now six days before the election, we have a book slated for April 2009 publication entitled Letters to President Obama: Americans Share Our Hopes and Dreams with the First African-American President.
Who cares what the American people think: liberals, the media, and now opportunitist publishers will made the choice for you.
Obviously Skyhorse Publishing is trying to draw attention by announcing the book during the election. But what if McCain wins? "We’ll deal with that if it happens," said Bill Wolfsthal with Skyhorse Publishing. "The book might still be a poignant piece of history if Obama should lose." I'm sure readers will consider a book of letters to a non-existent president a "poignant piece of history" as it lays discarded in the bargain bin of the local bookstore.
An opportunist book such as this one is in bad taste when the votes haven't been counted. Even the New York Times agrees. Imagine if Republicans went around saying such a thing about the Liberal Messiah's fortunes? Presuming the outcome of an election is a slippery slope; just ask the Chicago Tribune and 1948 Republican candidate Thomas Dewey.
It's not the polls, not the press, not the mainstream media that choose. Oh, all three will do their very best to influence the outcome, but it's still the voter that makes the final verdict.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Liberals Are Cracking Under the Pressure
This election is really getting to the liberals. The pressure is just too much for their pitiful brains to handle. They can't eat, they can't sleep, they can't function. It's hilarious!
The Liberal Messiah may be up in the polls but it's not enough to calm their fears. They've been through this before, you know. Eight long, painful years in the wilderness, separated from the Promised Land of presidential power and influence with only the memories of past failures to keep them going.
They are consumed by what will happen. What if McCain wins? What will I do? Should I get my passport and skip the country? What would Alec Baldwin say?
On a normal day, Sharon Cobb is entertaining to read. Not because she has anything intelligent to add to the political conversation. Bless her heart, she posts some ridiculous rants filled with venom but nothing to back it up. Now she's cracking under the pressure. It's really getting to her. She writes:
Fellow liberal blogger Larry David is also coming undone:
It's funny but sad at the same time. Sad that political junkie liberals have nothing else in their lives to focus on than this election. Their moods are dictated by what's happening on the campaign trail: Is Obama having a good day? Did Biden say something stupid? What's Sarah Palin said today that will cause me to loathe her even more than I already do? I believe these people actually believe Obama is their Messiah.
Do these people have families? Do these people have actual lives?
One of the side effects of liberalism must be obsession. These people really need psychiatric help. The election is consuming them beyond reason. When you go to a doctor and the first answer that comes to mind when asked if you feel threatened or if anyone is harming you is "Bush/Cheney"--as Sarah Cobb admits to doing--something's wrong. If you honestly believe the president and vice-president of the United States are out to get you, it's time for a one-way trip to a padded cell.
God forbid if Senator Government actually wins this election, I won't throw in the towel and say, "I'm outta this country." Because I have a life, I have a family, I have interests outside of who is president of the United States. I won't like it, but (hopefully) it won't be the end of the world.
The eight years that Bill Clinton was in office were trying times for our country. His behavior was humiliating for our nation and he tarnished the presidency. But I lived through it, went on with my life, and wasn't consumed by it. And after eight years, he was gone never to return.
The scary part is these mindless Obama zombies fueled on nothing but caffeine, cigarettes, and pure hatred for anyone or anything Republican are out there in our towns and cities, maybe even our neighborhoods. Obviously they're unstable. Maybe we need the police out in force before Election Day rather than on it.
The Liberal Messiah may be up in the polls but it's not enough to calm their fears. They've been through this before, you know. Eight long, painful years in the wilderness, separated from the Promised Land of presidential power and influence with only the memories of past failures to keep them going.
They are consumed by what will happen. What if McCain wins? What will I do? Should I get my passport and skip the country? What would Alec Baldwin say?
On a normal day, Sharon Cobb is entertaining to read. Not because she has anything intelligent to add to the political conversation. Bless her heart, she posts some ridiculous rants filled with venom but nothing to back it up. Now she's cracking under the pressure. It's really getting to her. She writes:
I'm friggin crumbling. My nighttime enjoyment reading has been replaced with Newsweek, Time and late night phone calls to friends equally obsessed with this election.
Upon rising, when I look at the clock and it says "6:30," I have to figure out if that's AM or PM. Once I figure out if I'm watching Good Morning America or the evening news, I turn on the television before pouring a cup of herbal tea, which has now been replaced with high octane coffee.
I think it's a real tossup to see which one of my friends and/or I crack before November 4.
So, anyone else a little stressed out over this election?
Fellow liberal blogger Larry David is also coming undone:
I just don't like what I've turned into -- and frankly I wasn't that crazy about me even before the turn. This election is having the same effect on me as marijuana. All of my worst qualities have been exacerbated. I'm paranoid, obsessive, nervous, and totally mental. It's one long, intense, bad trip. I need to come down. Soon.
It's funny but sad at the same time. Sad that political junkie liberals have nothing else in their lives to focus on than this election. Their moods are dictated by what's happening on the campaign trail: Is Obama having a good day? Did Biden say something stupid? What's Sarah Palin said today that will cause me to loathe her even more than I already do? I believe these people actually believe Obama is their Messiah.
Do these people have families? Do these people have actual lives?
One of the side effects of liberalism must be obsession. These people really need psychiatric help. The election is consuming them beyond reason. When you go to a doctor and the first answer that comes to mind when asked if you feel threatened or if anyone is harming you is "Bush/Cheney"--as Sarah Cobb admits to doing--something's wrong. If you honestly believe the president and vice-president of the United States are out to get you, it's time for a one-way trip to a padded cell.
God forbid if Senator Government actually wins this election, I won't throw in the towel and say, "I'm outta this country." Because I have a life, I have a family, I have interests outside of who is president of the United States. I won't like it, but (hopefully) it won't be the end of the world.
The eight years that Bill Clinton was in office were trying times for our country. His behavior was humiliating for our nation and he tarnished the presidency. But I lived through it, went on with my life, and wasn't consumed by it. And after eight years, he was gone never to return.
The scary part is these mindless Obama zombies fueled on nothing but caffeine, cigarettes, and pure hatred for anyone or anything Republican are out there in our towns and cities, maybe even our neighborhoods. Obviously they're unstable. Maybe we need the police out in force before Election Day rather than on it.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Obama Supporters Crash a Sarah Palin Rally
Under the title of "Palindrones Gone Wild," Enclave showcases video of two Obama supporters who were roughed up at a recent Sarah Palin rally. "Just another day at a typical Sarah Palin rally," the blog claims.
The question that should be asked is: What were they doing at a Palin rally in the first place? The answer is fairly obvious: to cause trouble. The guys admitted they were chanting "Obama" and booing and they're actually surprised supporters of Sarah Palin reacted? These guys had no business being there in the first place. They were looking for a reaction and--surprise!--they got it.
Liberals will claim they have the right to be at a Republican rally, but really, why be somewhere your opinions wouldn't be welcome? To start something and get your faces on video. Mission accomplished, bozos.
The question that should be asked is: What were they doing at a Palin rally in the first place? The answer is fairly obvious: to cause trouble. The guys admitted they were chanting "Obama" and booing and they're actually surprised supporters of Sarah Palin reacted? These guys had no business being there in the first place. They were looking for a reaction and--surprise!--they got it.
Liberals will claim they have the right to be at a Republican rally, but really, why be somewhere your opinions wouldn't be welcome? To start something and get your faces on video. Mission accomplished, bozos.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
If Fox Cost Obama Three Points, How Many Has McCain Lost to the Liberal Media?
Obama claims that Fox News' coverage of his campaign has cost him up to three points in his poll numbers. Here's what he told the New York Times:
Exactly.
Because the rest of the mainstream media is rooting for him to win, tosses him softballs and allows him to skirt his answers, and treats him like a political superstar, it means Fox News is too hard on him when it scrutinizes him and his campaign more than he's used to.
In the same article, Obama admits (wow, he actually admits to something!) that his statement about blue-collar Americans being “bitter" about losing their jobs and "cling[ing] to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them" as being "my biggest boneheaded move." No kidding.
If Fox News cost Obama two or three points, how many has John McCain lost to the one-sided mainstream media that portrays him 24/7 as a racist, out-of-touch, Washington Times reading, gun-toting, Vietnam War veteran, angry moderate?
“I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be two or three points higher in the poll...If I were watching Fox News, I wouldn’t vote for me, right? Because the way I’m portrayed 24/7 is as a freak! I am the latte-sipping, New York Times-reading, Volvo-driving, no-gun-owning, effete, politically correct, arrogant liberal. Who wants somebody like that?"
Exactly.
Because the rest of the mainstream media is rooting for him to win, tosses him softballs and allows him to skirt his answers, and treats him like a political superstar, it means Fox News is too hard on him when it scrutinizes him and his campaign more than he's used to.
In the same article, Obama admits (wow, he actually admits to something!) that his statement about blue-collar Americans being “bitter" about losing their jobs and "cling[ing] to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them" as being "my biggest boneheaded move." No kidding.
If Fox News cost Obama two or three points, how many has John McCain lost to the one-sided mainstream media that portrays him 24/7 as a racist, out-of-touch, Washington Times reading, gun-toting, Vietnam War veteran, angry moderate?
"Senator Government": The Third McCain-Obama Debate
Here's my take on the third and final debate of the 2008 presidential election.
First, Bob Schieffer did a much better job as moderator than his two predecessors. There were questions asked that hadn't been addressed in the previous debates such as the candidates' stances on partial birth abortion. The format with the candidates sitting at a table close to one another made for a more interactive exchange between them.
John McCain did a much better job in this debate that in the previous two. He made eye contact with Obama and addressed him on several occasions instead of looking only toward the moderator, as he did in the first debate. He more capably challenged Obama on his policy proposals and his connections to Bill Ayers and ACORN. He made Joe Wurzelbacher (or "Joe the Plumber" has McCain called him) a household name and a symbol of what Obama's tax plan would do to small businesses. And he finally called Obama out for the incessant comparisions with President Bush in a very pointed and effective manner:
Granted, McCain is not an eloquent speaker. He probably talks like a lot of us would if we were on national television: his voice breaks and sometimes he looks stiff or uncomfortable. He's actually more like us than one so polished and refined as his high exaltedness, the great Liberal Messiah.
Obama was Obama: eloquent in speech but devoid of substance to back it up. Truly a man of too many words. He's cool, slick, and acts like it's all no big deal for him; in other words, he looks and acts like a politician. (Where's the change in that?) There were the extended "uh's" and a few sentences that started with "Look..." that are standard fare with Obama. If he was a college professor, he would put me to sleep. (That's right: for a time he was a college professor!) The man talks on and on and on. It takes a moderator or a well-placed "uh..." to interrupt him. He reminds me so much of Bill Clinton in this respect. Obama is in love with the sound of his own voice. Trouble is, it's the same tired rhetoric that never changes and the repetitive talking points over and over again: tax cuts for 95% of Americans, the failed economic policies of the last eight years, McCain is Bush, blah, blah, blah.
Did McCain win the debate? I would honestly have to say he held his own (as he did in the previous debates), but there was no decisive moment on either side that gave the other a resounding claim to victory. Of course most will say Obama won simply because McCain failed to deliver a knockout blow against him. On the other hand, Obama was on the defensive for most of the night and made none of his own either, but the pressure was more on McCain rather than Obama to land that punch. Because he didn't, I suppose Obama won the debate by default.
The one phrase that stands out from all three debates was when McCain inadvertedly gave us the newest yet most perfect title for the Liberal Messiah: "Senator Government." Nothing more fitting has been said to summarize the political philosophy of Barack Obama. Like any good liberal, he believe not only in government but a larger and more powerful government to solve all our country's woes.
Need socialized health care? Big government!
Need your personal wealth spread around? Big government!
Need something's hand in your wallet? Big government!
Need their other hand to hold the rest of your life? Big government!
McCain has a daunting task in the next 19 days making up ground in the polls among undecided voters. Many Democrats forget where Obama was just a little over a month ago; their overconfidence could very well backfire.
First, Bob Schieffer did a much better job as moderator than his two predecessors. There were questions asked that hadn't been addressed in the previous debates such as the candidates' stances on partial birth abortion. The format with the candidates sitting at a table close to one another made for a more interactive exchange between them.
John McCain did a much better job in this debate that in the previous two. He made eye contact with Obama and addressed him on several occasions instead of looking only toward the moderator, as he did in the first debate. He more capably challenged Obama on his policy proposals and his connections to Bill Ayers and ACORN. He made Joe Wurzelbacher (or "Joe the Plumber" has McCain called him) a household name and a symbol of what Obama's tax plan would do to small businesses. And he finally called Obama out for the incessant comparisions with President Bush in a very pointed and effective manner:
"Senator Obama, I am not President Bush. If you want to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago."
Granted, McCain is not an eloquent speaker. He probably talks like a lot of us would if we were on national television: his voice breaks and sometimes he looks stiff or uncomfortable. He's actually more like us than one so polished and refined as his high exaltedness, the great Liberal Messiah.
Obama was Obama: eloquent in speech but devoid of substance to back it up. Truly a man of too many words. He's cool, slick, and acts like it's all no big deal for him; in other words, he looks and acts like a politician. (Where's the change in that?) There were the extended "uh's" and a few sentences that started with "Look..." that are standard fare with Obama. If he was a college professor, he would put me to sleep. (That's right: for a time he was a college professor!) The man talks on and on and on. It takes a moderator or a well-placed "uh..." to interrupt him. He reminds me so much of Bill Clinton in this respect. Obama is in love with the sound of his own voice. Trouble is, it's the same tired rhetoric that never changes and the repetitive talking points over and over again: tax cuts for 95% of Americans, the failed economic policies of the last eight years, McCain is Bush, blah, blah, blah.
Did McCain win the debate? I would honestly have to say he held his own (as he did in the previous debates), but there was no decisive moment on either side that gave the other a resounding claim to victory. Of course most will say Obama won simply because McCain failed to deliver a knockout blow against him. On the other hand, Obama was on the defensive for most of the night and made none of his own either, but the pressure was more on McCain rather than Obama to land that punch. Because he didn't, I suppose Obama won the debate by default.
The one phrase that stands out from all three debates was when McCain inadvertedly gave us the newest yet most perfect title for the Liberal Messiah: "Senator Government." Nothing more fitting has been said to summarize the political philosophy of Barack Obama. Like any good liberal, he believe not only in government but a larger and more powerful government to solve all our country's woes.
Need socialized health care? Big government!
Need your personal wealth spread around? Big government!
Need something's hand in your wallet? Big government!
Need their other hand to hold the rest of your life? Big government!
McCain has a daunting task in the next 19 days making up ground in the polls among undecided voters. Many Democrats forget where Obama was just a little over a month ago; their overconfidence could very well backfire.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Did You Know It's All Over? By a Landslide, No Less!
If one believes the liberal mainstream media and Democrats themselves, the election is all but over. His high exaltedness, the great Liberal Messiah Barack Obama, can very well begin "measuring the drapes," as John McCain related. Now comes an outlandish prophecy by John Harris, editor-in-chief at Politico:
This has to be the most absurd statement I've read thus far in this presidential campaign. Foreseeing "an Electoral College blowout" in favor of Obama is way beyond optimistic for the Democratic Party. The Liberal Messiah might have the edge right now, but I believe it's still a very fluid election. A major event or crisis could tip the balance either way in the next three weeks. If Wall Street were to right itself somewhat and the economy stabilizes a bit, it would be bad news for Obama. He needs a gloomy forecast to capitalize on the fears of the American people; it's what his campaign is built on.
And to prophecize that should he win, Obama would be "the most powerful president we've seen" since Lyndon Johnson or George W. Bush makes me want to roll in the floor with side-splitting laughter. Are you kidding?? If he were to win (God help us), he would lead a fractured nation not unlike after the 2000 election. The result may not be as close, but there will be plenty of animosity against him and his policies. A landslide would be a mandate; Obama won't have such a luxary, I promise.
I for one am not ready to concede the election to Obama, much less give him a landslide victory.
"We are on the brink of an Electoral College blowout, and there is a possibility for huge Democratic gains in the Senate, which means Barack Obama could be the most powerful president we've seen since George W. Bush in the years immediately following 9-11, or Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964," Mr. Harris said. "That shows how starkly the premises of national politics have changed."
This has to be the most absurd statement I've read thus far in this presidential campaign. Foreseeing "an Electoral College blowout" in favor of Obama is way beyond optimistic for the Democratic Party. The Liberal Messiah might have the edge right now, but I believe it's still a very fluid election. A major event or crisis could tip the balance either way in the next three weeks. If Wall Street were to right itself somewhat and the economy stabilizes a bit, it would be bad news for Obama. He needs a gloomy forecast to capitalize on the fears of the American people; it's what his campaign is built on.
And to prophecize that should he win, Obama would be "the most powerful president we've seen" since Lyndon Johnson or George W. Bush makes me want to roll in the floor with side-splitting laughter. Are you kidding?? If he were to win (God help us), he would lead a fractured nation not unlike after the 2000 election. The result may not be as close, but there will be plenty of animosity against him and his policies. A landslide would be a mandate; Obama won't have such a luxary, I promise.
I for one am not ready to concede the election to Obama, much less give him a landslide victory.
Music Row for McCain Pre-Election Get-Togethers
Tennessee Victory '08 posted the following announcement for gatherings in Nashville, TN before Election Day:Music Row for McCain has scheduled two more events before election day. The following events, which are free and open to the public, are scheduled:
Monday, October 20, 5:30PM - 7:30PM, Douglas Corner Cafe
Tuesday, October 28, 5:30PM - 7:30PM, Wildhorse Saloon.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Barack Obama and ACORN
Here's the latest ad by the McCain/Palin campaign spotlighting Barrack Obama's association with the controversial political organization ACORN.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Sexism and Sarah Palin's Legs
Tennessee Guerrilla Women complains that photographers covering the McCain/Palin campaign--particularly those from Reuters--keep taking pictures of Gov. Sarah Palin's legs, which the blogger asserts is sexist and demeaning toward her. She writes:Reuters sure has a thing for Governor Sarah Palin's legs. Will Reuters photographers soon be bringing us some close-ups of Governor Sarah Palin's breasts?
Who exactly are these photos for? Are they for Sarah Palin's voters? Or are there some serious sexist cretins over at Reuters? How do they say it? Oh, yeah. Reuters is a leg man.
The Sarah Palin Sexism Watch (yes, there's actually a blog devoted to it) has the same complaint. "The photographer was apparently unable to take pictures of Palin's supporters without including her legs in the shot," it noted.
I thought it was funny at first, but now I have to admit both ladies have a point. Searching through the Reuters archives and on the Web, I found several photos that utilize Gov. Palin's legs' to focus on one or more spectators in the audience and a few that seem to have no other purpose than to focus totally on her legs or feet.
Is it demeaning--even disrespectful--for cameras to focus there rather than on her face? Sure. This photo seems especially inappropriate, making it look like the kid's at a strip club:
Are news photographers blatantly sexist? I really don't think so. Maybe they're trying to convey a "woman in power" aspect by focusing on the governor's high-heeled feet and calves. I don't know. Being a male, I personally don't have a problem with it. But would I want photographers to start focusing their lenses on John McCain, Barack Obama, or Joe Biden's legs and feet? Or on worse places?
...Like Obama's big ears and ugly wart? Yuck. :)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Ooo, Saracuda!
Over on the Hard Reset blog, there was posted a video clip with Gov. Sarah Palin responding to a heckler with poise and class. I thought it was a great response.
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